Heavy Snow, Western Unita Mountains
- When
- April 2, 2:00 AM MST to April 4, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Western Unita Mountains forecast zone
Heavy Snow in Utah, April 2 to 4, 1997
The same low pressure system dumped heavy snow in southern Utah and a few places in the northeast. The Brian Head ski resort received 35".
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SLC wrote it up.
The same low pressure system dumped heavy snow in southern Utah and a few places in the northeast. The Brian Head ski resort received 35". In the valleys, Teasdale (western Wayne county) measured 20". In northeast Utah, Manila (on the northern slopes of the Uinta mountains) had 21". There were no reports of damage or injuries due to heavy snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Western Unita Basin
- When
- April 2, 2:00 AM MST to April 4, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Western Unita Basin forecast zone
Heavy Snow, San Rafael Swell/Greene River/Hanksville
- When
- April 2, 2:00 AM MST to April 4, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- San Rafael Swell/Greene River/Hanksville forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Central and Southwest Mountains
- When
- April 2, 2:00 AM MST to April 4, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central and Southwest Mountains forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Southeast Mountains/Canyonlands
- When
- April 2, 2:00 AM MST to April 4, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southeast Mountains/Canyonlands forecast zone
Heavy Snow, South Central Utah/Kanab/Escalante
- When
- April 2, 2:00 AM MST to April 4, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- South Central Utah/Kanab/Escalante forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell
- When
- April 2, 2:00 AM MST to April 4, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Glen Canyon Recreation Area/Lake Powell forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Southeast Utah
- When
- April 2, 2:00 AM MST to April 4, 10:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southeast Utah forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.626, -109.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Utah, April 2, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 2 to 5, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, April 2, 1997
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 2 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 2, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 2, 1997
- High Wind in California, April 2, 1997
- High Wind in Arizona, April 2 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, April 2 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 2, 1997
- High Wind in California, April 2, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Utah in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Utah, April 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5602763, 5602764, 5602765, 5602766, 5602767, 5602768, 5602769, 5602770.